Binance Offers First Look At Planned Decentralized Crypto Exchange

opinion To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of the nation-state’s demise are greatly exaggerated. The exits of Mastercard, Visa, Paypal and four other firms from the Libra consortium came after France and Germany moved to block the global “stablecoin” cryptocurrency project and after U.S. lawmakers delivered stern warnings to Libra members. This was more than a…

news In recent weeks, a number of announcements related to blockchain-based real estate initiatives have been made in Northeast Asia. Some involve the participation of major companies and groups – including one with a Sony connection – though most of the activity centers around testing, development agreements and pilot projects. In early September, SK Securities,…

Jun 22, 2020 at 15:56 UTC(PhotographerIncognito/Shutterstock)The Big Thing Holding Back India’s Crypto BoomUntil recently, India’s crypto industry had much reason for optimism. In March, the country’s Supreme Court overturned a ban on banks working with exchanges, clearing a major hurdle. Then the coronavirus pandemic seemed to improve the business case for digital currency, with several…

Nov 30, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. UTCBolivian Cattle Ranch Will Be Tokenized to Open Up Business to InvestorsA new revenue-sharing token will make the value of cattle held at a Bolivian ranch available to investors.Announced Monday, Swiss crypto advisory firm Finka will leverage blockchain infrastructure provider CoreLedger to open up “opportunities for traditional investors” by…

Origin Protocol's OUSD was up nearly 50% at press time.(Shutterstock)Feb 9, 2021 at 9:21 p.m. UTCAWS Marketplace Is Selling Origin’s Decentralized Ecommerce ServiceAmazon’s AWS Marketplace began offering Origin Protocol’s decentralized e-commerce platform Dshop, which runs on the Ethereum blockchain, to software-as-a-service customers (SaaS) Tuesday.The open-source storefront said in a TuesdayETH, DAI and ERC-20 token payments…

Aug 27, 2020 at 09:30 UTCUpdated Aug 27, 2020 at 09:31 UTCNew York Stock Exchange (photo.ua/Shutterstock)The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the green light for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to allow some companies to raise capital without the expense of an IPO. In a Wednesday order, the SEC approved the exchange…

Bitcoin's price dropped to 19-day lows below $7,000 and created a doji candle on Sunday, signaling indecision in the marketplace.

May 21, 2020 at 08:18 UTCUpdated May 21, 2020 at 08:23 UTCOverstock CEO Jonathan Johnson (Credit: CoinDesk)Online retailer Overstock has finally distributed its digital dividend to shareholders.The digital security was issued as Series A-1 shares on a 1:10 basis to all Overstock shareholders with a record date of April 27, 2020, according to a press…

Jan 25, 2021 at 12:39 a.m. UTCUpdated Jan 25, 2021 at 1:08 a.m. UTCEthereum’s Ether Cryptocurrency Sets New All-Time Price High Above $1,450The price of ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain network, soared to record levels on Sunday.Prices hit $1,454.32 – topping the previous all-time high of $1,439.33 set only last week…